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Notable Recent Sightings

29/05 Pink-footed Goose 1, over Welshpool, photo'd on 09/06
01/05 Red-throated Diver 1, Llyn Clywedog
07/02 Whooper Swan 44, Lake Vyrnwy
31/01 Whooper Swan 51, Haimwood, Llandrinio
17/11 Firecrest 2, Castle Caereinion
07/11 Barnacle Goose 1 among Canada Geese, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas
07/11 Hawfinch a few, Lake Vyrnwy, also Bramblings
01/11 Short-eared Owl 1, Cefn Coch Wind-farm
01/11 Great Grey Shrike Gregynog
28/10 Great Grey Shrike Lake Vyrnwy, also 1 on 30th at Eunant
25/09 Gannet 1 juv grounded near Caersws
07/09 Nightjar 1, photographed near Pontrobert
17/07 Quail RSPB Lake Vyrnwy, also heard 20/06 and 08/07
24/04 Long-eared Owl 2, RSPB Lake Vyrnwy
16/04 Purple Heron 1, Cors Dyfi
05/03 Firecrest 1, Lake Vyrnwy
05/03 Short-eared Owl 1, Lake Vyrnwy
14/01 Pink-footed Goose 1, Dolydd Hafren
03/01 Waxwing 20, Meifod; also 5 Welshpool by canal on 01/01. Last: 6 Bwlch-y-Garreg 17/03
   
See Sightings Archive for older records
Monday, July 07, 2025

Montgomeryshire Bird Report 2024

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The Montgomeryshire Bird Report 2024 is now published on this site! Just click on the tab marked 'County Reports' above. Many thanks...
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Monday, June 30, 2025

Sparrowhawk male in flight

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Many thanks to Dave Lister for this capture of a male Sparrowhawk , hunting at Mochdre on 24 June.  
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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Pink-footed Goose and Great Spotted Woodpecker portraits

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  Many thanks to Luke Reynolds for this photo of a Pink-foot and a Grey-lag, across the road from Llyn Coed-y-Dinas on 9 June. Pinkfeet are ...
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Saturday, June 07, 2025

Swallow portrait

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 Many thanks to Meurig Garbutt for this remarkable Swallow photo, taken near Llandyssil on 1 Jun. 
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Friday, May 30, 2025

Direct plover comparison...

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Thanks to Steve Edwards for these two very similar plover species, photo'd at Llyn Coed-y-Dinas two weeks apart. The Little Ringed is mo...
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Sunday, May 25, 2025

Latest photos from the WhatsApp Group

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  Dipper with ring 12U: this female was ringed near Cemmaes in 2024, and has just raised 3 fledglings in a Cemmaes garden. Thanks to Tony Cr...
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Wednesday, May 07, 2025

Another colourful Dave Lister photo and latest May arrivals

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Following Dave Lister's Jay photo in the last post but one, here is his Great Spotted Woodpecker male, also from Mochdre on 21 April. Th...
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Saturday, May 03, 2025

Red-throated Diver on Lake Clywedog

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  Here's a record shot of a Red-throated Diver taking off from Llyn Clywedog on 1 May. All divers are great rarities in Montgomeryshire...
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Saturday, April 26, 2025

Swifts are back! April migrant news and latest photos

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First, thanks to Dave Lister for this Jay portrait from Mochdre on 21 Apr. Next come two photos from Llyn Coed-y-Dinas by Steve Edwards: Sa...
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Sunday, April 13, 2025

Wheatear

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 Many thanks to Meurig Garbutt for this portrait of a Wheatear on Long Mountain on 12 April. 
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